On the other hand the hive was failing. Her fault should be considered a
possibility.

she may in fact be worth saving.....
i had just purchased 2queens and made up their nucs by splitting a strong
hive into 3 parts.
this weakened the first enough that within 5 days it was destroyed by the
shb.
the 2 nucs have been limping along.
the new queens had made nice brood pattern and were starting to build up.
she is a sue cobey granddaughter.

so, a little advise please.

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